Speaker 1
Right, Sharm. I've got a bit of a bug here.
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Speaker 2
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Speaker 1
I reset my password on my Linksys mesh router. And when I tried logging in today, it said, sorry, wrong. I tried my old number and it said, sorry, wrong. So I went online and basically they're saying there's a way I can do this, but I can't find the link to sorry the link to the reset page. I'm using, I'm using going through the browser. Hold on a second. I'm just trying to get the rest of my serial number here. Yeah. Because I think you might need that.
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Speaker 2
I see. I see. If I may ask, sir, where did you access it? Is it on the Linksys app or on the browser? Mm-hmm.
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Speaker 1
Okay, and, and what else? What else do you need? There was, I need to pull something off of my router to be able to make a change on my, my password change. I've got my serial number. Is there something else I need? Hold on, hold on one quick sec. MR20MS. I'm trying to access it. Well, I couldn't, I tried to access it the way I had.
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Speaker 2
Yes, sir. I need the string number also the model number. Can I call me back at this time? Also, sir, if I may ask, what website you are trying to access. Is it your IP address or my router.local? But I can call you with the G. K.
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Speaker 1
So now that I've got, umm, the information I need, let me get back to my computer to tell you where I'm trying to get to to log in and reset my my Administrator password. Okay, I am Am trying to log into basically my IT address. 192.168.1.116 And uh right now I'm logged in under my username, but I've I have a separate umum Administrator um ID. [silence] Hold on a Hold on a second. I might be.
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Speaker 2
It was. All right. Is there an option for your server to log in locally? [silence]
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Speaker 1
[ silence ] Looking at... I'm looking at. Wow. Linksys. Out of game. Okay. I guess I'm losing my mind and don't know what I'm doing right now. I'm getting a little frustrated, but not your problems. I'm just trying to. Okay. So, if I go to Buffalo link station. It it sends me to enter username and password. Username is grayed out and it's admin and I typed in the new password, it did not work. So, I'm at um 192.168.1.16 detail slash and some ID numbers. The right [ laughter ]. Now it's asking me to log in. I'm sorry? Sure. Okay. Okay. I got a new page open. Yep. Okay. Okay. Okay. Keep my Wi-Fi handy. Link says that that up. Okay, so. Yep. I do.
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Speaker 2
um, can you, can you close that page, sir? Can you close that page? Sorry. Can you close that page? Um, right. And then open, open a new tab or a new browser. Um, right. So kind of type in sir, HTTP, forward slash forward slash. My router, that local. Uh, the important thing is that you were able to detect it. Um, Wow. Um, right. Can you see their picture of the phone, sir, or an image of the phone?
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Speaker 1
Click on the one with the phone. OK. OK, it's processing. OK, it says reset admin passwords. [silence] OK.
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Speaker 2
can you kindly click that one. Just click the phone. Just try to reset it and it will ask for recovery key. Yes, sir. I'm sorry. So, here. Right. So are you creating now an admin password? [silence] Yes. You can find it under the main router, um it's on the sticker printed on the sticker.
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Speaker 1
okay. I'm submitting. Waiting. Use a password that is secure. So this is where I set a new password, not use my old one, correct? Okay, hold on one. Okay, hold on one sec. Okay. I am back and I will set a new password.
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Speaker 2
Yes, sir. Yes, sir, that is correct. Yes, it should not be repeated. No repeated numbers and letters. Um. Yes, it should be uppercase, lowercase, but it should not be repeated. No repeated numbers or letters. No, sir. [silence] Yes, sir. [silence] Um no, sir, it's still the the same, like, um, um, minimum of 10 letters and uppercase, lowercase, special characters and the numbers, but the numbers and the Letters.
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Speaker 1
Well, and that's what's got me baffled. As I've been, I've been using this and I've been, uh-oh, so something changed, kind of thing. So, all right, I just got to create a new one. Well, then I'm not going to be able to change it again, right? The only way I can change it is go through this process again, correct? Oh, goodness. Hold on one sec. Hold on. Okay.
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Speaker 2
Ah yes sir.
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Speaker 1
Okay. Well as admin, correct? Okay. [silence] right now at Linksys Smart Wi-Fi tools. So on and so forth. [silence]
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Speaker 2
Alright, so you successfully changed your Wi-Fi password, I mean the router password or admin password and you are now on the dashboard. Yes. As admin.
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Speaker 1
So, this is my link this... ...password, not my... I have a... I have a network accessible drive, which is completely different here, so... Okay, so I now know how to get into back into my link syst. Alrighty. Thank you so much for your help and having me get back in here. So, the my my router.localui dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, all those numbers, dynamic. That this is a page that I would use to change my password if I needed to, correct? OK. Excellent. Um,
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Speaker 2
Yeah. All right. So, yes, you can just sign in or login to that page if you want to change some router settings on your router. Yes. Yes, sir. That is correct. You just need to click the picture.
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Speaker 1
Hold on a sec. So Safari, uh, uh, uh. So, all right, but I'm not down, I'm running off of my browser, right? So is there an app for this? Got it, so basically, if, yeah, so if there's a username I need to changeや a password I need to change, I need to go through my browser, through myrouter.local.
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Speaker 2
You can access your Linksys app through however the Linksys app have and limited settings. You can change some settings on the app, however, if you access it on the browser then you have the full settings of your router there. You can change settings. yeah, that
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Speaker 1
Got it. Okay. Thank you so much for your help. I think I got it here. We'll see what, we'll see what shows up next. Appreciate you. Yeah you too. Thank you much. Bye.
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Speaker 2
All right, thank you. You're welcome, sir. And thank you so much also, sir. And have a good one.
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